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Adonis appeals to Lib Dem voters in marginals – 8 in the morning, April 9th

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By Alex Smith / @alexmith1982

* Transport Secretary Lord Adonis has made an appeal to Lib Dem voters to vote tactically for Labour to keep the Conservatives out in marginals.

* Gordon Brown and David Cameron have both refused to be interviewed by Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight.

* Paternity leave on full pay will be extended from two weeks to four under new Labour plans.

* Economists who supported the Tories on reducing the debt are now questioning whether their National Insurance plans are viable.

* Gordon Brown is taking a gamble on beating George Osborne in the spending battle, says the Times.

* Mahdi Hasan in the New Statesman has ten questions for Osborne on “state waste”.

* Sunder Katwala says Labour should back David Cameron on public sector pay restraint, but says the rest of Cameron’s “cross-dressing” pitch to Guardian readers is less convincing.

* He’s ridden out the financial crisis, survived the TV debate and stood by the prime minister. Alistair Darling is Labour’s biggest electoral asset, says Aditya Chakrabortty.

Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband.

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